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Title: Door locks
Post by: reserved on May 14, 2006, 01:54:05 AM

;wtf;49

There is nothing to read so I thought I would post my day.
Decided to have a go at fixing the sticking door lock. Got the locking mechanism ready to come out OK, but then spent about 1.5 hours trying to get the locking mechanism out through the hole just near the lock.
;43;mmm;30;43
Noticed some screws at the bottom of the door, so simple (not me) after that, now all I have to do is put it together again.
Have washes the lock in kero, Should I grease it befor I reinstall it or will the grease make its operation sticky.
;52

Title: Door locks
Post by: jolinari on May 14, 2006, 02:40:59 AM

Quote

Originally posted by reserved
;wtf;49

There is nothing to read so I thought I would post my day.
Decided to have a go at fixing the sticking door lock. Got the locking mechanism ready to come out OK, but then spent about 1.5 hours trying to get the locking mechanism out through the hole just near the lock.
;43;mmm;30;43
Noticed some screws at the bottom of the door, so simple (not me) after that, now all I have to do is put it together again.
Have washes the lock in kero, Should I grease it befor I reinstall it or will the grease make its operation sticky.
;52

from memory with 69 vette....we sprayed it with some WD-40

Title: Door locks
Post by: Cameron 77C3 on May 21, 2006, 07:04:19 PM

WD40 is mostly Kero and will loose it's lubricating effects with time.

I would grease it.  I did with mine.  There is a white grease you can use and buy from Holden Spares but for the life of me I can't remember it's name.

Title: Door locks
Post by: Shane Finn on May 21, 2006, 08:40:21 PM

Lithium grease? - often comes in a spray pack

Title: Door locks
Post by: Cameron 77C3 on May 21, 2006, 11:02:34 PM

Thats the stuff.

Title: Door locks
Post by: jolinari on May 22, 2006, 02:31:12 PM

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Originally posted by Cameron 77C3
WD40 is mostly Kero and will loose it's lubricating effects with time.

I would grease it.  I did with mine.  There is a white grease you can use and buy from Holden Spares but for the life of me I can't remember it's name.

;51 my door lock is getting bit tough now...will definetly have to put some grease

Title: Door locks
Post by: 69VETTE on June 07, 2006, 08:01:31 AM

Joe,

I think from my recolection, we may have put WD40 in the locking mechanism at the time because thats all we had.. and it was sticking anyway....

Easily fixed..